The 14 bolt is finally under the Jeep. At least, for the time being. I still need to weld the spring perches and the shock mounts, and paint the housing black. I want to wait for the Tom Woods driveshaft to come in, so I can set up the pinion angle before burning in the perches.

Six lug conversion hubs allowed me to keep my new wheels. There's one thing I must note. The diameter of the hub is 4.207, whereas, the center hole on my wheel is 4.188. I had to enlarge the wheel center holes by about .030 to allow the wheel to mount onto these hubs. I did this to the back wheels and the spare as well. With the right tools, it only took me about 15 minutes per wheel. Also, the flanges on the axles need to be turned down to 4.207.

The center console is almost done. Another decision must be made, but I'm torn between two options: paint the dash and center console panels to match the body color, or wrap them in 3M carbon fiber vinyl. I'm probably going to paint the Jeep bright red.

New steering wheel and Summit column are installed. I'll have to make a filler panel to cover up that huge hole where the column goes through.
I scanned the speedo and tach, printed them out, and stuck them to the dash to see if I could read them through the steering wheel. I can, so that's where they will go.

Thanks, I appreciate it! I enjoy this kind of thing, so it doesn't feel like work to me. With a project like this, it's one challenge to overcome after another, but I like challenges, and I like challenging myself to do things I've never done before. Building a center console is one example.

Killer build, been lurking for awhile. I think a CF dash would look awesome.

Thanks! I still haven't ruled out the CF vinyl yet.

I cut the holes for the stop-turn-tail lamps and the backup lights. Instead of spending around $50 for some 3" and 4-1/2" hole saws (which I'd probably never use again), I decided to cut out the holes with my old Skil jigsaw.....until about 30 seconds into it, the plastic housing completely cracked open and wouldn't cut straight anymore. So, I wound up spending $70 at Lowe's for a better quality Porter jigsaw. So much for trying to save a few bucks.